journalism

Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
World

Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website

The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers…
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
World

Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship

Journalists are increasingly resorting to self-censorship to avoid falling foul of the authorities in the face of physical and psychological…
US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump
World

US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump

US President Donald Trump claimed that German news agency reporter Kristina Dunz was interested in "fake news" when she asked…
Al-Ahram chairman fires back at parliament speaker’s blatant accusations
Egypt

Al-Ahram chairman fires back at parliament speaker’s blatant accusations

The Egyptian Parliament offered up some harsh criticism of state-owned newspaper al-Ahram, one of the oldest news sources in Egypt, saying…
Trump’s ‘war with the media’ raises questions of trust
World

Trump’s ‘war with the media’ raises questions of trust

Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question…
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
Egypt

Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has accused Egyptian media outlets of unintentionally causing harm to Egypt's interests and relations with other…
Award-winning photographer’s powerful story will soon become a Hollywood film
Books

Award-winning photographer’s powerful story will soon become a Hollywood film

MacArthur fellow. Pulitzer Prize winner. Hostage. Now Lynsey Addario is going to be Jennifer Lawrence, or rather Jennifer Lawrence is…
In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press
Middle East

In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press

On Sept. 1, half a dozen Hamas security officials called at the home of Mohammed Othman, a young journalist in…
Street no longer ‘full of laughter’ for Egyptian youth who film sarcastic videos
Egypt

Street no longer ‘full of laughter’ for Egyptian youth who film sarcastic videos

“The street is full of laughter,” but not anymore for Atfal al-Shawarei (Arabic for "street children") a group of young…
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
World

Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey

The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said on Friday, shortly…
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